Tino Sunseri threw for 211 yards and one TD for the Panthers (6-6, 3-4 Big East) to join Graham in giving Pitt a 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher in the same season for the first time in school history.

"Those are individual accomplishments, but really team things, and that you do appreciate," Panthers coach Paul Chryst said. "You don't take any of that for granted, but a lot of guys can take pride in those numbers."

Graham scored on a pair of 1-yard runs, Sunseri tossed a 2-yard TD pass to J.P. Holtz, and a Pitt defense that's allowed just nine points the past two weeks held USF 117 yards and forced four turnovers, including three interceptions of Matt Floyd in the redshirt freshman's second career start.

Pitt bounced back from losing its first two games to Youngstown State and Cincinnati to qualify for a postseason berth for the fifth straight season. Along the way, the Panthers gave top-ranked Notre Dame its toughest test before losing in triple overtime.

Despite forcing turnovers on the Bulls' first three possessions of the game, Pitt only led 13-0 at the half.

Graham's second TD put the Panthers up by 20, and Sunseri's 19th TD pass of the season made it 27-0.

Sunseri finished 19 of 25 and boosted his season passing total to 3,103.

Graham gained 94 yards on 26 carries, topping 1,000 rushing for the first time in his career early in the second half and ending the night with 1,042.

"It was good to win. I'm proud of the players," Chryst said. "We certainly went through a lot of things this season, but still found a way to earn a right to play another game, and I appreciate that."